File

Abstract

A file is provided. A case has a first opening. A first pocket is removably stored in the case through the first opening. The case is provided with a first magnet to be attachable to an attachment wall made of ferromagnetic material by magnetic force of the first magnet. The first pocket is provided with a second magnet to be attachable to the attachment wall by magnetic force of the second magnet in a state where that case is attached to the attachment wall.

Description

The disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-131537 filed on May 29, 2009 and Japanese Design Application No. 2009-12005 filed on May 28, 2009 including specification, drawings and claims are incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND

The present invention relates to a file configured to be attached to an attachment wall such as a front surface portion of a door of a refrigerator or the like, the attachment wall which is made of a ferromagnetic material such as an iron plate.

FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1 discloses a storage file. The storage file has a plurality of sheets for storing documents and is provided with a magnet or the like. The storage file is attached to a refrigerator while being open.

In addition, FIG. 3 of Patent Document 2 discloses an index in which magnets provided on both sides of an opening of a case attract hook pieces protruding from lower ends on both sides of a card pulled up from the case to maintain the card in visible state.

Patent Document 1: JP-A-2004-249724

Patent Document 2: JP-UM-B-63-23168

However, the storage file described above has several disadvantages.

(1) When the file is attached to the refrigerator, it can be maintained in only one state of an open state and a closed state, and only a part of the document stored in the file can not be exposed.

(2) In a case where an area of the wall to which the file is attached is smaller than an area of the file in the open state, the file should be attached only in the closed state.

(3) When the sheet-shaped file is turned over while being attached to the refrigerator or the like, the attachment of the storage file becomes unstable, and the storage file easily drops.

In addition, the index described above has several disadvantages.

(4) Since the card is maintained only in an entirely exposed state, the card cannot be maintained in a partially pulled-up state, or a plurality of cards cannot be maintained in a visible state.

(5) Since the lower end of the card is maintained in the state where the card is pulled up, a card of which an upper side is not supported easily becomes unstable.

SUMMARY

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention address the above disadvantages and other disadvantages not described above. However, the present invention is not required to overcome the disadvantages described above, and thus, an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may not overcome any of the problems described above.

According to an aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a file comprising: a case having a first opening; and a first pocket removably stored in the case through the first opening, wherein the case (more preferably, an outer surface of the case) is provided with a first magnet to be attachable to an attachment wall made of ferromagnetic material by magnetic force of the first magnet.

Accordingly, the file can be easily attached to the attachment wall, for example, a front wall portion of a door of a refrigerator.

The first pocket is provided with a second magnet to be attachable to the attachment wall by magnetic force of the second magnet in a state where that case is attached to the attachment wall.

Accordingly, the first pocket can be maintained in a visible state where the first pocket is taken out of the case, so that documents or the like stored in the first pocket can be seen easily. That is, a state where a desired amount of pocket is taken out of the case can be maintained.

The file may further comprises a second pocket removably stored in the case through the first opening and the second pocket may be provided with a third magnet to be attachable to the attachment wall by magnetic force of the third magnet in a state where the case is attached to the attachment wall

Accordingly, for example, the first pocket can be fixed in a state where it is entirely taken out of the case and the second pocket can be fixed in a state where only a part thereof is taken out of the case. Therefore, it is possible to always display documents stored in any pocket.

The first pocket may be provided with a hole (the hole may be a recessed portion or a through-hole) so that the second pocket is attached to the attachment wall through the hole by the magnetic force of the third magnet.

Accordingly, the state where the first and second pockets are taken out of the case can be reliably maintained. Therefore, it is possible to simultaneously recognize documents stored in the plurality of the pockets.

The first opening of the case may be provided with a slip-off preventing portion for preventing the first pocket from slipping off of the case.

Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the first pocket from slipping off unintentionally, so that less care is needed to take out the first pocket.

Specifically, the slip-off preventing portion may be configured so that an opening width of the first opening is narrowed at both ends of the first opening.

More specifically, the slip-off preventing portion may be formed by folding an upper portion of the case toward the first opening.

Accordingly, it is possible to easily prevent the first pocket from slipping off of the case.

A lower end portion of the first pocket may be provided with a slip-off preventing piece for preventing the first pocket from slipping off of the case.

Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the first pocket from slipping off unintentionally, so that less care is needed to take out the first pocket.

Specifically, the slip-off preventing piece may be configured so that an upper portion of the first pocket is formed to have a width which is the same as or smaller than the narrowed opening width of the first opening and the lower end portion of the first pocket is formed to have a width which is greater than the narrowed opening width of the first opening.

Accordingly, it is possible to easily prevent the first pocket from slipping off of the case.

The first pocket may include; a flat-plate-shaped base; and a flat-plate-shaped sheet superposed on and adhered to the base. The sheet may be adhered to the base at a first side and a second side perpendicular to the first side and is not adhered to the base at a third side opposite to the first side and a fourth side opposite to the second side and perpendicular to the third side.

Accordingly, it is possible to allow articles such as documents to be easily stored in and taken out of the pocket.

One of the base and the sheet may be thicker than the other.

Accordingly, when the documents are stored in the first pocket, only the thinner one of the base and the sheet is extended so that the thicker one of the base and the sheet can be easily attached to the attachment wall such as the front surface portion of the door of the refrigerator.

In addition, when a plurality of pockets includes a base and a sheet are stored in the case in a state where the pockets are directed in the same direction (for example, thick bases and thin sheets are alternatively arranged in the case), a contact point between one sheet and another sheet can be reduced, thereby preventing the pockets from becoming jammed (for example, becoming jammed at the adhered portion) when the pockets are stored in or taken out of the case.

The thicker one of the base and the sheet of the pocket may be provided with the first magnet.

The thinner one of the base and the sheet (for example, a thin sheet) is likely to be extended by the document stored in the pocket. Accordingly, if the first magnet is adhered to the thin side, the first magnet cannot be attached to the attachment wall such as the front surface portion of the refrigerator due to the extension of the thin side. This is prevented by the above configuration.

A step between the first magnet and the one of the base and the sheet may be covered by a film.

Accordingly, the step between the first magnet and the first pocket can be removed. With this configuration, the pockets hardly become jammed when the pockets are stored in or taken out of the case, so that smooth movement of the pocket for the storage or takeout is possible.

The file may further comprise an cover which is openable from the case at an end side of the case. A holder may be provided on an exposed portion of the case, the exposed portion exposed to the outside when the cover is opened.

Accordingly, a large document can be inserted into the holder. That is, a document having too large size to be stored in the case can be stored in the holder. For example, in a case where the case is set to store A4 papers, an A3 paper having a size of twice the A4 paper can be stored by the holder. In this case, left and right ends of the large documents are stored in left and right side of the holder, respectively.

The case may have a second opening, and the file may further comprise a third pocket removably stored in the case through the second opening.

Accordingly, the pockets can be stored in a plurality of directions, and a storage direction of the pocket can be changed depending on an attachment wall to which the file is to be attached.

The exemplary embodiments of the present invention have the following advantages.

(1) The pocket can be maintained in a state where only the desired amount of pocket can be exposed from the case.

(2) A plurality of pockets can be maintained in a visible state.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above objects and advantages of the exemplary embodiments of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail preferred exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a file according to a first embodiment of the present invention in a state where a cover portion is opened;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the file according to the first embodiment in a state where a pocket is taken out from a case;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a rear surface side of the file according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view illustrating a slip-off preventive piece and a slip-off preventive protrusion piece of the file according to the first embodiment in a state where the pocket is taken out from the case when viewed from a front surface side of the file;

FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view illustrating the file in a state shown in FIG. 4 when viewed from a left surface side of the file;

FIG. 6 is a development view illustrating the case according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a front view illustrating the pocket according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a front view illustrating the pocket separated into a base and a sheet according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a partial rear view illustrating a magnet and a cover attached to the pocket according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a front view illustrating a pocket different from the pocket shown in FIG. 7 according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a front view illustrating the pocket shown in FIG. 7, which is separated into the base and a sheet according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view illustrating the file according to the first embodiment in a state where a plurality of pockets are taken out from the case according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a front view illustrating a pocket different from the pocket shown in FIG. 7 according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view illustrating a file according to a second embodiment of the present invention in a state where pockets are taken out from a case in a plurality of directions;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view illustrating a file according to various embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a front view of the file shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a rear view of the file shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view of the file shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 19 is a bottom view of the file shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 20 is a left side view of the file shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 21 is a right side view of the file shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view illustrating a pocket having four storing portions according to various embodiments;

FIG. 23 is a front view of the pocket shown in FIG. 22;

FIG. 24 is a rear view of the pocket shown in FIG. 22;

FIG. 25 is a top plan view of the pocket shown in FIG. 22;

FIG. 26 is a bottom view of the pocket shown in FIG. 22;

FIG. 27 is a left side view of the pocket shown in FIG. 22;

FIG. 28 is a right side view of the pocket shown in FIG. 22;

FIG. 29 is a perspective view illustrating a pocket having one storing portion according to various embodiments;

FIG. 30 is a front view of the pocket shown in FIG. 29;

FIG. 31 is a rear view of the pocket shown in FIG. 29;

FIG. 32 is a top plan view of the pocket shown in FIG. 29;

FIG. 33 is a bottom view of the pocket shown in FIG. 29;

FIG. 34 is a left side view of the pocket shown in FIG. 29;

FIG. 35 is a right side view of the pocket shown in FIG. 29;

FIG. 36 is a front view illustrating a file according to the various embodiments;

FIG. 37 is a rear view of the file shown in FIG. 36;

FIG. 38 is a top plan view of the file shown in FIG. 36;

FIG. 39 is a bottom view of the file shown in FIG. 36;

FIG. 40 is a right side view of the file shown in FIG. 36;

FIG. 41 is a left side view of the file shown in FIG. 36;

FIG. 42 is a cross sectional view at A-A shown in FIG. 36 and C-C shown in FIG. 38;

FIG. 43 is a cross sectional view at B-B shown in FIG. 36 and C-C shown in FIG. 38;

FIG. 44 is a perspective view of the file shown in FIG. 36;

FIG. 45 is a reduced front view illustrating the file shown in FIG. 36 in a state where a cover portion of a case is opened;

FIG. 46 is a reduced front view illustrating the file shown in FIG. 36 in a state where the pockets are taken out from the case;

FIG. 47 is a front view illustrating a file according to the various embodiments;

FIG. 48 is a rear view of the file shown in FIG. 47;

FIG. 49 is a top plan view of the file shown in FIG. 47;

FIG. 50 is a bottom view of the file shown in FIG. 47;

FIG. 51 is a right side view of the file shown in FIG. 47;

FIG. 52 is a left side view of the file shown in FIG. 47;

FIG. 53 is a cross sectional view at D-D shown in FIG. 47 and F-F shown in FIG. 49;

FIG. 54 is a cross sectional view at E-E shown in FIG. 47 and F-F shown in FIG. 49;

FIG. 55 is a perspective view of the file shown in FIG. 47;

FIG. 56 is a front view illustrating a pocket having two storing portions according to the various embodiments;

FIG. 57 is a rear view of the pocket shown in FIG. 56;

FIG. 58 is a top plan view of the pocket shown in FIG. 56;

FIG. 59 is a bottom view of the pocket shown in FIG. 56;

FIG. 60 is a right side view of the pocket shown in FIG. 56;

FIG. 61 is a left side view of the pocket shown in FIG. 56;

FIG. 62 is an enlarged cross sectional view at G-G shown in FIG. 56 and I-I shown in FIG. 58;

FIG. 63 is an enlarged cross sectional view at H-H shown in FIG. 56 and J-J shown in FIG. 58;

FIG. 64 is a perspective view of the pocket shown in FIG. 56;

FIG. 65 is a front view illustrating a pocket having one storing portion according to the various embodiments;

FIG. 66 is a rear view of the pocket shown in FIG. 65;

FIG. 67 is a top plan view of the pocket shown in FIG. 65;

FIG. 68 is a bottom view of the pocket shown in FIG. 65;

FIG. 69 is a right side view of the pocket shown in FIG. 65;

FIG. 70 is a left side view of the pocket shown in FIG. 65;

FIG. 71 is an enlarged cross sectional view at K-K shown in FIG. 65 and L-L shown in FIG. 67;

FIG. 72 is a perspective view of the pocket shown in FIG. 65;

FIG. 73 is a front view illustrating a pocket having one storing portion according to the various embodiments;

FIG. 74 is a rear view of the pocket shown in FIG. 73;

FIG. 75 is a top plan view of the pocket shown in FIG. 73;

FIG. 76 is a bottom view of the pocket shown in FIG. 73;

FIG. 77 is a right side view of the pocket shown in FIG. 73;

FIG. 78 is a left side view of the pocket shown in FIG. 73;

FIG. 79 is an enlarged cross sectional view at M-M shown in FIG. 73 and N-N shown in FIG. 75;

FIG. 80 is a perspective view of the pocket shown in FIG. 73;

FIG. 81 is a front view illustrating a pocket having one storing portion according to the various embodiments;

FIG. 82 is a rear view of the pocket shown in FIG. 81;

FIG. 83 is a top plan view of the pocket shown in FIG. 81;

FIG. 84 is a bottom view of the pocket shown in FIG. 81;

FIG. 85 is a right side view of the pocket shown in FIG. 81;

FIG. 86 is a left side view of the pocket shown in FIG. 81;

FIG. 87 is an enlarged cross sectional view at O-O shown in FIG. 81 and P-P shown in FIG. 83;

FIG. 88 is a perspective view of the pocket shown in FIG. 81;

FIG. 89 is a front view illustrating a pocket having four storing portions according to the various embodiments;

FIG. 90 is a rear view of the pocket shown in FIG. 89;

FIG. 91 is a top plan view of the pocket shown in FIG. 89;

FIG. 92 is a bottom view of the pocket shown in FIG. 89;

FIG. 93 is a right side view of the pocket shown in FIG. 89;

FIG. 94 is a left side view of the pocket shown in FIG. 89;

FIG. 95 is an enlarged cross sectional view at Q-Q shown in FIG. 89 and S-S shown in FIG. 91;

FIG. 96 is an enlarged cross sectional view at R-R shown in FIG. 89 and S-S shown in FIG. 91; and

FIG. 97 is a perspective view of the pocket shown in FIG. 89.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

Exemplary embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First Embodiment

A file 10 according to a first embodiment mainly includes the following parts as illustrated in FIG. 1:

(1) a case 100

(2) a pocket 200.

(Case 100)

The case 100 is, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 6, made of a sheet of plate-like member which is formed by cutting, for example, a synthetic resin material made of polypropylene or the like into a thin film shape using a press cutting machine.

Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the case 100 is configured by folding the sheet in a front surface member 102, a rear surface member 103 provided at an opposed position to the front surface member 102, right and left surface members 104 and 105 which are opposed to each other in a thickness direction of a document stored in the case 100, and a bottom surface member 106 for retaining the document or the like which is stored in the case 100, at, as illustrated in FIG. 1, thin hinges H1 to H7 into a box shape to have an opening portion 101 on an upper side.

The case 100 includes the following parts as illustrated in FIG. 1:

(1) a cover portion 100

(2) stored article holding portions 120 and 121

(3) a slip-off preventive portion 130 (illustrated in FIG. 6)

(4) a magnet 140 (illustrated in FIG. 3)

(5) a surface fastener 150

(6) a white board portion 160 (illustrated in FIG. 6).

(Cover Portion 110)

The cover portion 110 having a plate shape is provided on a surface of the case 100 as illustrated in FIG. 1. The cover portion 110 is configured to be opened from the case 100 at an end side of the case 100.

In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the surface fastener 113 is provided on an inner side of a fold-back piece 111 formed by folding an end side of the cover portion 110 back to the case 100 and on a rear side of the magnet 112.

Accordingly, it is attached to a surface fastener 150 provided on a side surface of the case 100, so that it is possible to prevent the cover portion 110 from being opened unintentionally.

In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the magnet 112 is provided on an outer side of the fold-back piece 111 formed by folding the end side of the cover portion 110 back to the case 100.

Accordingly, in the case where the cover portion 110 is open, the cover portion 110 is attached to the refrigerator by the magnet 112, so that it is possible to prevent the cover portion 110 from being closed unintentionally.

(Stored Article Folding Portions 120 and 121)

The stored article holding portions 120 and 121 are portions exposed in the state where the cover portion 110 is open. Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 1, they are a pair of left and right portions provided on the inner side of the cover portion 110 and on the front surface member 102 of the case 100 for storing articles having sizes greater than the case 100.

Specifically, the stored article holding portions 120 and 121 are configured as transparent sheets made of polypropylene or the like. With regard to the left stored article holding portion 120 provided on the inner side of the cover portion 110, an upper side 120a and a right side 120b are open, and a left side 120c and a lower side 120d are adhered to the cover portion 110. With regard to the right stored article holding portion 121 provided on the front surface member 102 of the case 100, an upper side 121a and a left side 121c are open, and a right side 121b and a lower side 121d are adhered to the front surface member 102 of the case 100.

Accordingly, left and right ends of a document are inserted into the left and right stored article holding portions 120 and 121, respectively. In this manner, a document having too large a size to be stored in the case 100 can be stored. For example, in a case where the case 100 is set to store A4 papers, an A3 paper having a size of twice the A4 paper can be stored.

(Slip-Off Preventive Portion 130)

As illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5, the slip-off preventive portion 130 is provided on a side of the opening 101 of the case 100 for preventing the pocket 200 from slipping off.

The Slip-off preventive portion 130 is configured by narrowing both ends of the opening portion 101. Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 6, it is formed by cutting an upper portion of the rear surface member 103 of the case 100 into a rectangular shape to leave an upper side portion, bending the upper side portion at an hinge H8 so as to bend the rectangular portion cut from the rear surface plate to be hung on the front surface member 102 at about 90 degrees, and attaching a connection piece 131 formed at a front end of the slip-off preventive portion 130 to the inner side of the front surface member 102.

(Magnet 140)

The magnet 140 has a sheet shape and, as illustrated in FIG. 3, is provided on an outer surface side of the rear surface member 103 of the case 100.

The file 10 is attached to the front surface portion of the door of the refrigerator or the like by the magnet 140.

In addition, the magnet 140 is not limited to the sheet shape and may have a disc shape.

(Surface Fastener 150)

The surface fastener 150 is provided on the right surface member 104 of the case 100 as illustrated in FIG. 1.

Accordingly, the surface fastener 113 provided in the fold-back piece 111 of the cover portion 110 is attached to the surface fastener 150, so that it is possible to prevent the cover portion 110 from being opened unintentionally.

(White Board Portion 160)

The white board portion 160 enables writing using a dedicated marker and erasing using an eraser, and is typically formed by performing a polypropylene process on an outer surface side of the cover portion 110 as shown in FIG. 6.

Otherwise, the white board portion 160 may be formed by adhering a thin metal plate subjected to a polypropylene process to the outer surface side of the cover portion 110. With such a configuration, a magnet or the like can be attached to the white board portion 160, and a memo pad or the like can be conveniently attached thereto.

(Description of Method of Assembling Case 100)

Next, a method of assembling the case 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

The case 100 is configured by folding the plate-like member in the front surface member 102, the rear surface member 103, and the right and left surface members 104 and 105, which constitute four side walls, and the bottom surface member 106 at, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the thin hinges H1 to H7 into a box shape to have the opening portion 101 at the upper surface.

The front surface member 102 is provided with a connection piece 102a which comes in contact with the left surface member 105 via the thin hinge H6 as illustrated in FIG. 6. The connection piece 102a is folded toward an inner side of the left surface member 105 when the case 100 is folded and integrated by ultrasonic welding or the like.

The bottom surface member 106 is provided from the front surface member 102 via the thin hinge H5 as illustrated in FIG. 6.

The rear surface member 103 is provided with a connection piece 103a which comes in contact with the bottom surface member 106 via the thin hinge H7 as illustrated in FIG. 6. The connection piece 103a is folded toward an inner side of the bottom surface member 106 when the case 100 is folded and integrated with the bottom surface member 106 by ultrasonic welding or the like.

In addition, the connection piece 103a is not limited to the case where it is folded toward the inner side of the bottom surface member 106 and may be folded toward a bottom side.

The slip-off preventive portion 130 is provided with the connection piece 131 which comes in contact with the front surface member 102 via the thin hinge H8 as illustrated in FIG. 6. The connection piece 131 is folded toward the inner side of the front surface member 102 at an angle of about 90 degrees when the case 100 is folded and is integrated by ultrasonic welding or the like.

(Pocket 200)

The pocket 200 includes a base 210 and a sheet 220 having a flat plate shape as illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8 to store documents or the like between the base 210 and the sheet 220.

Specifically, the pocket 200 is configured by overlapping and adhering the base 210 to the sheet 220.

In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the sheet 220 is formed to have a length in a height direction greater than a length of the base 210 in a height direction, and a connection piece 221 by which the sheet 220 is longer is folded slightly to overlap with the base 210. Then the slightly folded portion may be adhered.

With such a configuration, a slip-preventive protrusion piece 230 which will be described later can be reinforced.

With regard to the adhesion, as illustrated in FIG. 7, two directions, that is, an entrance direction (for example, on the upper side) of the pocket 200 and a direction (for example, on the right) perpendicular to the entrance direction are open, and the other two directions (for example, on the lower side and left) are adhered.

Accordingly, as compared with a case where only one direction is open, documents stored in the pocket 200 can be easily taken out.

In addition, as a type of the pocket 200, there are a case where one sheet 220 and a base 210 are adhered as illustrated in FIG. 13, a case where one sheet 220 is adhered to a base 210 to be partitioned into four parts as illustrated in FIG. 7, and a case where one sheet 220 is adhered to a base 210 so as to be partitioned into upper and lower parts as illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11. However, the type is not limited thereto.

One of the base 210 and the sheet 220, for example, the base 210, is thicker than the other, for example, the sheet 220.

Accordingly, by making one side of the pocket 200 to be thin, for example, by making only the sheet 220 side bigger using documents or the like stored in the pocket 200, the side thereof configured to be thick, for example, the base 210, can be easily attached to the attachment wall of the front surface portion or the like of the door of the refrigerator.

In addition, the side thereof configured to be thick, for example, the base 210, may be provided with a hole portion 211 (as illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11).

The hole portion 211 is provided at a predetermined position in the height direction of the base 210 as illustrated in FIGS. 10 and 11 for easily attracting the magnet 213 of the pocket 200 positioned on the opposite side to the attachment wall of the pocket 200 positioned on the attachment wall.

Accordingly, as illustrated in FIG. 12, the pocket 200 can be fixed in the middle of the height direction of the base 210, so that a state where a part of the pocket 200 is visible can be maintained.

In addition, the hole portion 211 is not limited to a case where the base 210 is provided with an actual hole, and may be configured by thinning a portion at a predetermined position of the height direction of the base 210 to be thinner than other portions of the base 210 so as to penetrate the magnetic force of the magnet 213.

The pocket 200 includes the following parts as illustrated in FIG. 7:

(1) Slip-off Preventive Protrusion Piece 230

The slip-off protective protrusion piece 230 is an example of the slip-off preventive piece and, as illustrated in FIG. 7, is configured by allowing lower end portions of the pocket 200 to protrude in a left and right direction for preventing the pocket 200 from slipping off from the case 100 when the pocket 200 is taken out.

Specifically, the slip-off preventive protrusion piece 230 is configured by forming the pocket 200 to have a width which is the same as or smaller than an opening width of the opening portion 101 narrowed by the slip-off preventive portion 130, and widening the lower end portions of the pocket 200 to be greater than the opening width of the opening portion 101 narrowed by the slip-off preventive portion 130.

Accordingly, the slip-off preventive protrusion piece 230 allows the pocket 200 to come in contact with the slip-off preventive portion 130 so as not to slip off when the pocket 200 is entirely visible as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5.

(2) Magnet 213

As illustrated in FIG. 9, the magnet 213 is provided on a rear surface side of an index portion 212 provided in the upper portion of the pocket 200 to be attached to somewhere such as the front surface portion of the door of the refrigerator to which the file 10 is attached.

Accordingly, the file 10 can be attached to the front surface portion of the door of the refrigerator while the pocket 200 is taken out.

Specifically, the magnet 213 is adhered to one of the base 210 and the sheet 220 of the pocket 200, the one being configured to be thick, for example, the base 210. Since the side of the pocket 200 which is configured to be thin, for example, the sheet 220 is made bigger by the stored documents or the like, in a case where the magnet 213 is adhered to the thin side, the magnet 213 cannot be attached to the attachment wall such as the front surface portion of the door of the refrigerator due to the sheet 220 made bigger by the stored document. This is prevented by the aforementioned configuration.

In addition, the magnet 213 is covered by a film 214 across the rear surface side of the pocket 200 from a rear surface side of the magnet 213 as illustrated in FIG. 9.

Accordingly, unevenness between the magnet 213 and the pocket 200 is removed, and the pockets 200 are unlikely to become stuck during storage or takeout, so that a smooth movement of the pocket 200 for the storage or takeout is allowed.

Second Embodiment

Next, a second embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to FIG. 14.

This embodiment is characterized in that, as illustrated in FIG. 14, the opening portion 101 of the case 100 is provided on a plurality of sides, for example, a side surface side in addition to the upper surface side so that folders are stored to allow the folders to be stored in and taken out through the opening portions.

According to this embodiment, the pockets can be stored in a plurality of directions, and a storage direction of the pocket can be changed depending on an attachment wall to which the file is to be attached.

In the description of this embodiment, like elements of the first embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13 are denoted by like elements, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

Various Other Embodiments

Although the present invention has been shown and described with reference to specific preferred embodiments, various changes and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the teachings herein. Such changes and modifications as are obvious are deemed to come within the spirit, scope and contemplation of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

A file 10 according to the various embodiments is shown in FIGS. 15 to 21.

A pocket 200 having four storing portions according to the various embodiments is shown in FIGS. 22 to 28.

A pocket 200 having one storing portion according to the various embodiments is shown in FIGS. 29 to 35.

A file 10 according to the various embodiments is shown in FIGS. 36 to 46.

A case 100 according to the various embodiments is shown in FIGS. 47 to 55.

A pocket 200 having two storing portions according to the various embodiments is shown in FIGS. 56 to 64.

A pocket 200 having one storing portion according to the various embodiments is shown in FIGS. 65 to 72.

A pocket 200 having one storing portion according to the various embodiments is shown in FIGS. 73 to 80.

A pocket 200 having one storing portion according to the various embodiments is shown in FIGS. 81 to 88.

A pocket 200 having four storing portion according to the various embodiments is shown in FIGS. 89 to 97.

The present invention may be applied to these files 10, cases 100 and pockets 200 according to the various other embodiments.

Claims

1. A file comprising:

a case having a first opening; and

a first pocket removably stored in the case through the first opening,

wherein the case is provided with a first magnet to be attachable to an attachment wall made of ferromagnetic material by magnetic force of the first magnet, and

wherein the first pocket is provided with a second magnet to be attachable to the attachment wall by magnetic force of the second magnet in a state where that case is attached to the attachment wall.

2. The file as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a second pocket removably stored in the case through the first opening,

wherein the second pocket is provided with a third magnet to be attachable to the attachment wall by magnetic force of the third magnet in a state where the case is attached to the attachment wall, and

wherein the first pocket is provided with a hole so that the second pocket is attached to the attachment wall through the hole by the magnetic force of the third magnet.

3. The file as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first opening of the case is provided with a slip-off preventing portion for preventing the first pocket from slipping off of the case.

4. The file as set forth in claim 1, wherein a lower end portion of the first pocket is provided with a slip-off preventing piece for preventing the first pocket from slipping off of the case.

5. The file as set forth in claim 1,

wherein the first opening of the case is provided with a slip-off preventing portion for preventing the first pocket from slipping off of the case,

wherein a lower portion of the first pocket is provided with a slip-off preventing piece for preventing the first pocket from slipping off of the case,

wherein the slip-off preventing portion is configured so that an opening width of the first opening is narrowed at both ends of the first opening, and

wherein the slip-off preventing piece is configured so that an upper portion of the first pocket is formed to have a width which is the same as or smaller than the narrowed opening width of the first opening and the lower end portion of the first pocket is formed to have a width which is greater than the narrowed opening width of the first opening.

6. The file as set forth in claim 5, wherein the slip-off preventing portion is formed by folding an upper portion of the case toward the first opening.

7. The file as set forth in claim 1,

wherein the first pocket includes: a flat-plate-shaped base; and a flat-plate-shaped sheet superposed on and adhered to the base, and

wherein one of the base and the sheet is thicker than the other.

8. The file as set forth in claim 7, wherein the sheet is adhered to the base at a first side and a second side perpendicular to the first side and is not adhered to the base at a third side opposite to the first side and a fourth, side opposite to the second side and perpendicular to the third side.

9. The file as set forth in claim. 7,

wherein the first magnet is provided on the one of the base and the sheet, and

wherein a step between the first magnet and the one of the base and the sheet is covered by a film.

10. The file as set forth in claim 1, further comprising an cover which is openable from the case at an end side of the case,

wherein a holder is provided on an exposed portion of the case, the exposed portion exposed to the outside when the cover is opened.

11. The file as set forth in claim 1,

wherein the case has a second opening, and

wherein the file further comprises a third pocket removably stored in the case through the second opening.